When it comes to fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders, Georgia State University has always been at the forefront. In this spirit, we’re excited to spotlight an incredible collaboration between Saxbys and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business that is set to reshape the future of experiential learning on our campus. Read full story.
The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute (ENI) at Georgia State University recently hosted its annual Demo Day in honor of the companies participating in the current cohort of the Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund. Read more.
When 23-year-old Angad Sahgal was born with Down syndrome, his parents made a vow to ensure that he always had the same opportunities as his older brother. That led to Angad learning three languages, earning a black belt in karate and taking classes at Georgia State University. Read to learn more.
Georgia State University student Paige Malcolm is the founder and CEO of SkinCentric, one of 12 companies selected to participate in Georgia State’s Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund. The six-month program supports GSU students, recent alumni and community entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship to start and grow new ventures. Malcolm, a sophomore computer science major at the university, merged two of her passions — beauty and technology — to create SkinCentric. Click to read more.
StartupGSU, a unique organization at the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, is a student-managed venture capital fund that awards sponsored, capital grants to Georgia State University undergraduate students who seek to launch or scale their ventures. Read to learn more.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) partnered with Zane Venture Fund to host the first-ever Entrepreneurship SummitGSU and third annual Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund (MSESF) Demo Day. Read all about the two-day event.
This year’s TiE Atlanta competition, held at the GSU Buckhead Campus was split into two sections: a qualifying round and a final round. Out of the 22 businesses competing, three Georgia State students pitched their businesses in the qualifying round. Read all about it.
eFest 2022: Georgia State’s Conserve Innovation team of Nicole Toole and Minal Dalwadi was the only team from Georgia and faced stiff competition against teams from the nation’s top colleges and universities including Cornell University, Texas A&M University, and Virginia Tech. Read the full story.
MSESF Cohort 2 winner Regess Marshall (B.B.A. ’10, MBA ’19) has charted her education and entrepreneurial efforts around creating diverse, inclusive environments in the workplace, in the video game industry and in karaoke. Read more.
Alaina Percival (B.I.S. ’02, MBA ’08), the CEO and co-founder of Women Who Code, a global nonprofit that works to support women in the technology industry and an executive in residence at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, encouraged Georgia State students and alumni who have chosen technology as their career path to stay the course during a recent (March 23) virtual lunchtime conversation. Read the recap.
